| 单词 | northwesterly |
| 例句 | He skirted the warren, following the manor foundations around in a long northwesterly loop. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z And why is that island so big, and the other islands progressively smaller as they line up in a northwesterly direction? Four destinations that feel like geologic theme parks 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z The last of the helicopter’s data transmissions sent every three minutes indicated it was traveling in a northwesterly direction at an altitude of 144 feet above mean sea level at 107 mph, the report said. Federal report sheds new light on Alaska helicopter crash that killed 3 scientists, pilot 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z “Canadian wildfire smoke will remain in the picture through Tuesday as northwesterly winds aloft that originate out of the Canadian Prairies continues to direct more smoke into the Lower 48,” the Weather Service said. Smoke Pollution From Canadian Wildfires Returns to Parts of U.S. 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z This is the counterclockwise circulation of air that develops when the prevailing northwesterly winds swirl around Point Conception. What causes the May gray that stubbornly blocks the sun for days in Southern California? 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z The Mackenzie is Canada’s longest river, running 1,100 miles in a northwesterly direction from Great Slave Lake to the Beaufort Sea. World’s Largest Logjam Stores 3 Million Tons of Carbon 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z In the northwesterly view, gleaming West Point Lighthouse anchors a sand spit, known to the Duwamish as Per-co-dus-chule, or “thrusts far out.” This Magnolia beach could offer ‘a microcosm for Puget Sound restoration’ 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z The trees Brazfield remembers hearing crash to the forest floor, accustomed to northwesterly winds, were instead being hit with breezes from the east. Inside the Bolt Creek fire — and the newly burning forests of the western Cascades 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z On a positive note, the prevailing northwesterly winds were pushing the fire to the southeast, up a mountain and away from Ancient Olympia, authorities said. Fire damages homes in southern Greece; more blazes active 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z That eliminates the inversion lid, or there sometimes is weak offshore flow replacing the northwesterly onshore winds. May gray and June gloom are threatened by climate change. Enjoy them while they last 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z Strong northwesterly winds in the vicinity of Katmai National Park and Preserve and Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes on Wednesday kicked up the loose volcano ash. Winds whip up volcanic ash from 1912 eruption in Alaska 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z It’s the most northwesterly point of land in the entire contiguous United States, which by itself counts for something if you’re a Northwesty sort. Here are 10 soul-satisfying day trips you can take around Washington 2021-06-27T04:00:00Z But if the rupture were to follow the Mission Creek strand, its more northwesterly orientation would divert some of that energy away from the L.A. L.A.’s biggest quake threat sits on overlooked part of San Andreas, study says. That may be good 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z Renwick said higher temperatures in the region tended to coincide with strong northwesterly winds moving down mountain slopes – a feature of the weather patterns around Esperanza in recent days. Antarctica logs hottest temperature on record with a reading of 18.3C 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z Flight tracking data from Flightradar24 showed the Ukrainian airliner taking off from Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport in a northwesterly direction before losing contact near the suburb of Parand. Iranian missile hit Ukrainian plane in possible unintentional firing, Western officials say 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z As the original inhabitants of the most northwesterly point in the lower 48 states, the Makah, with about 3,000 enrolled members, have been whaling for at least 2,700 years. Will Whale Hunting Return to the Pacific Northwest? 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z These northwesterly winds near the surface also promote upwelling, pulling cool water from the deep and pushing warmer coastal water offshore, creating a less-hospitable environment for tropical cyclones. Could a hurricane lash Los Angeles? 80 years ago, this deadly storm came close 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z Low pressure in the Gulf of Alaska and the Pacific Northwest promotes strong west to northwesterly winds along the coast, while high pressure lies to the east of California. What causes dreary, gray June gloom? 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z While rainfall is expected to taper off Friday morning, strong northwesterly winds are still expected during the launch window. NASA prepares to ‘light up the sky' on the East Coast with space station rocket launch 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z Mangkhut’s northwesterly track will bring heavy rain and winds to the autonomous region of Guangxi early on Monday, before it weakens into a tropical depression to reach southwestern Yunnan next day. Super typhoon smashes towards China after pummeling Philippines 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z Mangkhut’s northwesterly track will bring heavy rain and winds to the autonomous region of Guangxi early on Monday, before the storm weakens into a tropical depression to reach southwestern Yunnan on Tuesday. Super typhoon heads for Hong Kong, China after pummeling Philippines 2018-09-15T04:00:00Z At lower levels of the atmosphere off the California coast, prevailing winds are northwesterly, creating vertical wind shear that rips hurricanes apart. Could a hurricane lash Los Angeles? 80 years ago, this deadly storm came close 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z The Capital Weather Gang forecasts: “Sunshine should dominate, but moderate northwesterly breezes around 10 mph add some chill, particularly in the morning hours. High temperatures dip back below average, getting near 50 to lower 50s.” Analysis | The Daily 202: How EPA chief Scott Pruitt wants to redefine ‘environmentalism’ 2017-11-17T05:00:00Z The storm was projected to move in a northwesterly direction until Friday when it is seen becoming a hurricane and moving in a Northwestern pattern towards the Southwestern Mexican states of Chiapas and Oaxaca. Tropical Storm Adrian, season's first, forms off El Salvador's Pacific Coast 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z The car was parked in a northwesterly direction across the tracks. Woman parked on rail tracks struck, killed by freight train 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z Forecasters warned swimmers and boaters along the Eastern Seaboard to stay out of treacherous waters and rough surf churned up by the storm as it chugged on a northwesterly direction. National news in brief: 2 killed at pre-dawn celebration in N.Y. 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z Most storms that form in the tropical eastern North Pacific are carried by steering currents in a northwesterly direction, where they die out over cooler waters north of the 30th parallel. Could a hurricane lash Los Angeles? 80 years ago, this deadly storm came close 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z Strong northwesterly winds with gusts of 40 to 50 mph are forecast along the Central Coast and the mountains in Santa Barbara, Los Angeles and Ventura counties. High winds, cooler temperatures expected across Southern California 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z He said the crash occurred in the outbound lanes, which carry traffic in a northwesterly direction. Three killed in Bethesda crash 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z Conditions are expected to improve by late afternoon or early evening when increased northwesterly winds begin to break up those pollutants. Air pollution health advisory issued Thursday 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z It was expected to reach the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico by Thursday evening, before passing north of the Dominican Republic on Friday and continuing in a northwesterly direction over the Bahamas. Tropical storm Erika enters Caribbean, headed for Bahamas and U.S. 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z Blanca, a Category 1 storm, was stationary on Tuesday afternoon, but was expected to begin moving in a northwesterly direction by Thursday, the NHC said. Hurricane Blanca forms off Mexico, headed for Baja California tourist hub 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z In February the spring outlook was dominated by the weather pattern with split storm pattern including both a northwesterly flow and a southwesterly flow. CA Drought Impact More Complex--Ag Grains Nearing Crossroads 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z Forecasters say northwesterly winds began Tuesday across the Antelope Valley and Interstate 5 corridor north of Los Angeles. Strong winds forecast for parts of California 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z The Mustang was traveling westbound when the driver lost control and the car swerved to a northwesterly direction, striking the pedestrians on the sidewalk. Dramatic video shows deadly Chatsworth street racing crash 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z And a humble suggestion for the icy, northwesterly breeze that so often benumbs New York City. Essay: The Wind Cries ... Oe? 2013-12-23T20:38:07Z The northwesterly winds bring cold continental air to the northeastern U.S., whereas the southwesterly ones bring warm maritime air to northwestern Europe. New Simulations Question the Gulf Stream s Role in Tempering Europe s Winters 2013-02-11T12:15:00.213Z A strong northwesterly gale had raised a rough sea. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z For days it fell from a northwesterly direction, and then turning, for a week came from an easterly direction. The Homesteader A Novel 2012-03-26T02:00:30.703Z This gave work for native snow-knife and deft hands, which soon erected two large snow houses, on the southerly side of Beacon Hill, where they were well sheltered from the prevailing northwesterly gales. True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z Last March 15, changing wind patterns brought the plume of radionuclides spewing from the crippled reactors on a northwesterly course, raining iodine and cesium on the forested hills, ricepaddies and farms. At Edge of Japan's Nuclear Zone, Residents Face an Uncertain Future 2012-03-12T06:10:00Z The system would deliver cold polar air to northwestern Asia via northwesterly winds there, and southwesterlies would deliver warmer air to the northern U.S. New Simulations Question the Gulf Stream s Role in Tempering Europe s Winters 2013-02-11T12:15:00.213Z The first of these three trench systems, constituting part of the Hindenburg line proper, ran in a general northwesterly direction for a distance of six miles from the Canal de l'Escaut at Banteux to Havrincourt. Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 2012-02-04T03:00:16.443Z The same is true of the chains that coalesce with these near Cape Mais� and diverge northwesterly along the N. coast of the island. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z Taking a northwesterly route having, as he thought, got around the country of Mirambo, he pushed forward with all speed. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z From that place northwesterly along the coast of Alaska, size decreases again. Speciation of the Wandering Shrew 2011-12-22T03:00:30.143Z After parting with Stephens again we turned in a northwesterly direction and arrived at the "L. X." ranch on the first day of July. A Texas Cow Boy or, fifteen years on the hurricane deck of a Spanish pony, taken from real life 2011-12-17T03:00:14.127Z The German battle cruisers also turned to a northwesterly course, closely followed up by the van of the German High Seas Fleet, and the action was continued on this course. Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 2012-02-04T03:00:16.443Z Closely confined between the Rockies to the right and the Selkirks to the west, the river held undeviatingly to its general northwesterly course, with only the patchiest of flats on either side. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z Since the winds move clockwise around a "high," this gives a general northwesterly trajectory to the air currents in the vicinity of the Yucat�n Peninsula. A Quantitative Study of the Nocturnal Migration of Birds. Vol.3 No.2 2011-11-02T02:00:14.587Z Cooler temperatures are expected later Wednesday with a chance of rain and strong northwesterly winds. Minnesota wildfire now 61 percent contained 2011-09-28T18:56:42Z One meteorologist has raised the possibility the storm could do a northwesterly loop after coming ashore, thereby taking rain to southwest Louisiana and even Texas, and then circling back south and east toward New Orleans. Evacuations, flooding, warnings as Lee approaches New Orleans 2011-09-03T17:13:24Z On the other hemisphere the trade-winds in the lower strata of the air move in a northwesterly direction; in the upper they move in a southeasterly direction. Popular Books on Natural Science For Practical Use in Every Household, for Readers of All Classes 2011-08-29T02:01:12.927Z Another route led from Harrisburg up the Susquehanna to Williamsport, thence to Elmira, and northwesterly, avoiding large towns, to Niagara Falls. Old Trails on the Niagara Frontier 2011-08-06T02:00:04.917Z They had to follow the river for nearly the same distance in a northwesterly direction. Heroes of Israel Text of the Hero Stories with Notes and Questions for Young Students 2011-08-05T02:00:47.727Z Keep as far as possible in a northerly or northwesterly direction after we find ourselves alone. The Dispatch-Riders The Adventures of Two British Motor-cyclists in the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:22.377Z The party, if it continued in a northwesterly direction from near Modesto would have reached the river at, or east of, Ripon. Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820 Anthropological Records 16(6):239-292, 1958 2011-06-13T02:00:22.167Z Cold northwesterly winds were sweeping over the Great Plains, and as far south as the Gulf. The Mentor: The Weather Serial Number 110; 1 July, 1916 2011-06-09T02:00:19.213Z Bend-Sisters Highway— From a point on Highway No. 4, at or near Bend, northwesterly to a junction with Highway No. 15, at or near Sisters. Third Biennial Report of the Oregon State Highway Commission Covering the Period December 1st, 1916 to November 30th, 1918 2011-02-23T03:00:35.127Z Under the name Blue Nile the united streams flow on in a single current in a northwesterly direction. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z During the night the storm developed into that elemental chaos which the landsman exaggerates into a hurricane and the sailor logs as a strong northwesterly gale. His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z Then, taking a northwesterly direction through another slough which we encountered, we sailed about ten miles, at the end of which we turned north and entered the main stream of the Sacramento River. Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820 Anthropological Records 16(6):239-292, 1958 2011-06-13T02:00:22.167Z The Ohio troops, as they arrived, were mainly located at Camp Dennison, which was situated in a valley about sixteen miles northwesterly from the city of Cincinnati. The Spy of the Rebellion Being a True History of the Spy System of the United States Army during the Late Rebellion, 2011-01-17T03:00:42.913Z Mark Seltzer, a forecaster at Britain's Met Office, said that on Thursday the plume affected northern Scotland because of northwesterly winds at high levels. Volcanic ash grounds flights across much of Europe 2010-04-17T00:05:00Z It began about a mile and a half from Suez, and extended in a northwesterly direction, through a remarkable series of natural depressions, to ancient Bubastis on the eastern branch of the Nile. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z In the early afternoon it became evident that a further northwesterly movement was under way along the ridges between camp and Little River. The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin From this point to its junction with the Mamor�, a little north of the 12th parallel, it flows in a northwesterly direction and forms the boundary line between the two republics. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" "We're leaving the valley out of sight, and I judge by the sun that our course is northwesterly." The Guns of Europe Very rarely they originate in the Atlantic east of Savannah, moving first in a northwesterly direction, but finally bending to the northeast. Nature's Miracles, Volume 1 Familiar Talks on Science—World-Building and Life. Earth, Air and Water. So the runners were despatched, and the rest of the party set out in a northwesterly direction towards their distant villages on the American Fork. Campmates A Story of the Plains The next day was partly cloudy, with a mist squall or two; wind light to brisk, northwesterly; temperature, 38° to 51.5°. The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin Ascending the stream in a northwesterly direction, all alike suffering greatly from the cold of these high valleys, we passed signs of an immense encampment of Indians. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois The next morning vibrations again shook the city, all coming from the southeast and passing off in a northwesterly direction. The Greater Republic A History of the United States From this point the line of extreme flow runs off in a northeasterly and northwesterly direction. Nature's Miracles, Volume 1 Familiar Talks on Science—World-Building and Life. Earth, Air and Water. Sailing in a northwesterly direction, favorable winds drove them rapidly across the vast Gulf of California until they arrived at Santa Cruz, on the southern extremity of that majestic peninsula. Hernando Cortez Makers of History TOPOGRAPHY: A narrow strip of lowland borders Adriatic Sea; remainder of country is mountainous and hilly, intersected by streams that flow in westerly or northwesterly direction. Area Handbook for Albania We were well mounted, and travelled rapidly in a northwesterly direction, across the lower fork of the Kansas River and the three branches which flow into the Republican Fork from the south and west. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois The riders kept the pike northwesterly a short way and then took the left, saying less and less as they went on, till the college came into view, their hearts sinking as it rose. John March, Southerner After a hike of about eight miles, part way across country and part way along roads, the three scouts reached the beautiful Woodcliff Lake which lies in a northwesterly direction from the old camp. Roy Blakeley in the Haunted Camp The Barren river empties into the Green some twenty miles from and northwest of Bowlinggreen, and the Green flowing in a northwesterly direction, affords an admirable line of defense for many miles to the left. History of Morgan's Cavalry Except for the narrow strip of lowlands along the Adriatic coast, the country is made up of mountains and hills, intermittently intersected by streams that flow in a generally westerly or northwesterly direction. Area Handbook for Albania For about a quarter of its length it runs in a northwesterly direction. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 Still later an extension of the Grand Trunk from Chicago northwesterly, possibly through control of the Wisconsin Central, had been under consideration. The Railway Builders A Chronicle of Overland Highways There is northwesterly wind to-day again, but not quite so much of it. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I The northwesterly tower has an elongated turret, extending from the lower ranges, which, when seen from a distance over the roof of the nave, appears as a protuberance not unlike a dove-cote. The Cathedrals of Northern France In the second place, it gave the invading armies full control of an important railway running in a northwesterly direction through the Bukowina. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War This road ascends the Western Cordillera, crosses a number of prodigious mountain passes, reaches Lake Titicaca, and then proceeds in a northwesterly direction to Santa Rosa. The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses From the latter town he pushed his right wing forward in a northwesterly direction, and sent his center toward the southwest to Johannisburg. The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources They had taken a northwesterly course, and I toiled on, perspiring profusely in the sun, while the ship sank deeper and deeper down below the horizon. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I The enormous northwesterly tower is stopped suddenly, with the daylight creeping through its very framework. The Cathedrals of Northern France They started from Leon, and followed along the coast of the Pacific, in northwesterly course, penetrating every bay and inlet. Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi American Pioneers and Patriots Another road led, in a northwesterly direction, from Rameses to Pelusium. The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses The land lay prettily, the stream at this point flowing in a southerly direction, with the timber claim on its northwesterly bank. The Boy Settlers A Story of Early Times in Kansas While it was being flayed I went off in a northwesterly direction to look for the dogs that were still missing. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I The Apennines extend about four hundred and eighty miles in a northwesterly and southeasterly direction. Pleasures of the telescope An Illustrated Guide for Amateur Astronomers and a Popular Description of the Chief Wonders of the Heavens for General Readers We were approaching sea-level, following the Bulkley, which flows in a northwesterly direction and enters the great Skeena River at right angles, just below its three forks. The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse It was about five miles, in a direct westerly course, to the shore, but by an oblique, northwesterly course a fishing village some nine miles away could be reached. The Motor Boat Club and The Wireless Or, the Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise My signallers reported to me that all night long the fighting had continued in front of St. Julien, the Germans trying to force an entrance at the northwesterly side between the village and the wood. "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders Tromsö gave us a cold reception—a northwesterly gale, with driving snow and sleet. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I The horses and mules, protected by the pines, had not suffered much, and, in order that their trail might be hidden by the melting sleet, they packed and departed before breakfast, choosing a northwesterly direction. The Great Sioux Trail A Story of Mountain and Plain The route pursued led to the north of Great Salt Lake, thence northwesterly. Crossing the Plains, Days of '57 A Narrative of Early Emigrant Travel to California by the Ox-team Method Along about the middle of the afternoon, without a single note of preliminary warning, suddenly came the heavy "boom" of cannon close at hand, in a northwesterly direction. The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 His men were about 1,000 yards in front of the companies on his left, endeavouring to advance across the northwesterly slope. Some Naval Yarns Westerly wind, with northwesterly by way of a pleasant variety; such is our daily fare week after week. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I It still pointed in a northwesterly direction, more west than north, and Henry hence was sure that he could never lose it long. The Riflemen of the Ohio A Story of the Early Days along "The Beautiful River" From Nebraska City we bore off northwesterly, separating ourselves from civilization, and thereafter saw no more evidence of the white man's purpose to occupy the country over which we traveled. Crossing the Plains, Days of '57 A Narrative of Early Emigrant Travel to California by the Ox-team Method By half-past three she was recognized to be a large frigate, under easy sail on the starboard tack; which, the wind being northwesterly, gives her heading from west-southwest to southwest. Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812 Volume 1 The actual change was slow; the innovations, as a rule, began in those districts bordering on the Lowlands, and thence proceeded in a northwesterly direction. An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America Directly the Austrians got far enough to the north they met with prevailing winds from the northeast, while we get northwesterly winds. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I They started about ten o'clock, curved around the lake, and traveled in a general northwesterly course. The Riflemen of the Ohio A Story of the Early Days along "The Beautiful River" He leaned forward, looking intently in a northwesterly direction to a point on the opposite side of the mountain valley. Frontier Boys on the Coast or in the Pirate's Power On the contrary, while reforming the line he kept it on a northwesterly course, and thus the distance between the fleets was increasing every minute, as they were moving on divergent lines. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima Their principal village was still farther up the river, nearly a hundred and fifty miles in a northwesterly direction. The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago When Adam and Eve were driven from the Garden they traveled in a northwesterly course until they came to a valley on the east side of Grand River. The Mormon Menace The Confessions of John Doyle Lee, Danite Mountain Spring.—Road leaves the Humboldt, and takes a northwesterly course 12 miles to a spring of good water. The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions From here the army pressed northwesterly still farther. History of the United States, Volume 2 We took the trail to White Mountain, going in a northwesterly direction, and enjoyed it very much. A Woman who went to Alaska Directing their course northwesterly, they sailed, with a gentle breeze and occasional calms, nine days' without seeing land or encountering any event of importance. The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago They extend from a point near San Bernardino in a northwesterly direction to the neighborhood of San Francisco. The Western United States A Geographical Reader Its southern face extended from an abrupt point, called "Point of Rocks," at One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Street, east of Ninth Avenue, northwesterly to the Hudson, a distance of three quarters of a mile. The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn These mountains lay in a northwesterly direction from the town, and were in a desolate region, where, now that winter had set in, there was much snow and ice. The Young Treasure Hunter or, Fred Stanley's Trip to Alaska Nova Scotia, northwesterly to the Athabasca river, and northerly down the Mackenzie to the Arctic circle. Handbook of the Trees of New England They work up with the northwesterly current, but I expect the wind will have carried them back against it. A Final Reckoning A Tale of Bush Life in Australia At Thirty-fourth street, Broadway crosses Sixth avenue, and at Forty-fourth street it crosses Seventh avenue, still going in a northwesterly direction. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City The northwesterly direction that they were following confirmed him in this belief. The Young Trailers A Story of Early Kentucky A current setting to the westward was encountered, which drove them in a northwesterly direction and the wind increased to a gale with a heavy sea. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World Now, however, I found that instead of being as far out at sea as I had reckoned, I had drifted back in a northwesterly direction, and was off some cliffs known as Ireland Head. Adrift on an Ice-Pan In April of the years 1902 and 1906 he found an eastward drifting of the ice due to westerly or northwesterly winds. The North Pole Its Discovery in 1909 under the auspices of the Peary Arctic Club Broadway passes around it in a northwesterly direction. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City Our course was along the St. Mary outlet, northwesterly toward White Fish Point, on the main south shore, projecting far out into the lake. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 4, April, 1864 When he reached the Province of Alajuela he made use of the narrow cattle passes, pressing on in a northwesterly direction along the valleys of the San Juan and the San Carlos River. Never-Fail Blake They were located just one mile outside the city in a northwesterly direction. S.O.S. Stand to! It is the Baffin Bay tide transmitted, first, northwesterly through the eastern portion of the Arctic Archipelago to the Arctic Ocean, and then easterly along the northern coast of Grant Land to Cape Columbia. The North Pole Its Discovery in 1909 under the auspices of the Peary Arctic Club Folkner led the way in a northwesterly direction, and evidently knew where he was going. Within The Enemy's Lines When in 26° 20' we were in sight of the land, we had 8 degrees decreasing northwesterly variation of the compass. The Part Borne by the Dutch in the Discovery of Australia 1606-1765 A UFO flying between these two points would be on a northwesterly heading and the times it was seen at the two places gave it a speed of roughly 900 miles per hour. The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects Yet this tree has crept across the continent, and is found here and there in a northwesterly direction between the Platte and the Pacific Coast. Scientific American Supplement, No. 711, August 17, 1889 Then the Seine flows like a ribbon of silver in a northwesterly direction into the English Channel. The Harris-Ingram Experiment A light northwesterly breeze is, for the most part, felt there, while an easterly or northeasterly wind is blowing strongly in the lower country. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 For instance, during the northern winter and spring months, northwesterly swells abound. Scientific American Supplement, No. 620, November 19,1887 We accordingly froze the ship in on the last day of September, 1890, and during the following winter drifted with the pack in a northwesterly direction.... A Man's Woman Then northwesterly and westerly courses were taken, and on the 24th of January, 1521, a small wooded islet was found in water where the longest plummet-lines failed to reach bottom. Great Epochs in American History, Volume I. Voyages Of Discovery And Early Explorations: 1000 A.D.-1682 Yonder, yonder!" cried Charles, pointing in a northwesterly direction; "it is a fight on the ice. French and English A Story of the Struggle in America But Grant pressed on in a northwesterly direction until he came upon Pemberton in a position which he had chosen at Champion's Hill. Notable Events of the Nineteenth Century Great Deeds of Men and Nations and the Progress of the World Well, Your Majesty, about two minutes afterwards the cookski and the stove and one side of the palace left in a hurry and went away in a northwesterly direction. The Silly Syclopedia Apparently these fish pass straight inshore northwesterly and reach the coast of Maine. Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine This stream they followed up in a northwesterly direction some sixty miles, through a ravine in the mountains, till they reached the head waters of the Laramie river. Christopher Carson Shaking my head at the almond-eyed informant who wants me to return to Canton, I strike off in a northwesterly course. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama In the northwesterly corner of the city the plateau falls off abruptly toward the river. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 10 Prince Otto Von Bismarck, Count Helmuth Von Moltke, Ferdinand Lassalle This torrential rain lasted until two in the afternoon, when the sky cleared and a pleasant northwesterly draught played up the valley. The Laird's Luck and Other Fireside Tales Lies about 3 3/4 miles northwesterly from Briers Island. Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine From this point Kit Carson was sent, with one companion and a relay of mules, about forty miles in a northwesterly direction to Fort Hall, on Snake river, to obtain supplies. Christopher Carson The northwesterly corner of California is a region apart. A Backward Glance at Eighty Recollections & comment Let us now pursue our walk in a northwesterly direction to the Presidio. By the Golden Gate A direction has been given to it northeasterly instead of northwesterly. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 4, part 2: John Tyler He was walking in the teeth of the northwesterly blast now and he could scarcely breathe, for the great gusts caught his throat, causing him to choke. The Nest of the Sparrowhawk They then pushed on in a still northwesterly direction, under the eastern brows of the Rocky mountains, through a somewhat broken, though prairie country, two hundred miles, to the Sweetwater river. Christopher Carson East of the Coast Range the Sacramento River flows due south, while to the west of the broken mountains all the streams flow northwesterly—more northerly than westerly. A Backward Glance at Eighty Recollections & comment Thence they were led to a spot called Hatchet Harbor, about as much farther in a northwesterly direction, where they lay two nights more. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 33, July, 1860 The true mode of determining the most northwesterly of any two given points need no longer be a matter of discussion. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 4, part 2: John Tyler Views northwesterly from these hilltops suggest the Bay of Naples. Fascinating San Francisco Regarding the Oriente coast, from Cape Cruz to Cape Maisi, as a base, from that springs a long and comparatively slender arm that runs northwesterly for five hundred miles to the vicinity of Havana. Cuba, Old and New In the morning they faced a western view that would have discouraged most men—a mass of mountains, rough-carved and snow-capped, with main ridges parallel on a northwesterly line. A Backward Glance at Eighty Recollections & comment "This way," cried Sing presently, and started off once more into the brush, but this time in a northwesterly direction, toward camp. The Monster Men He dropped downward until he was about a hundred feet above the water, when he continued his northwesterly course. The Master Key, an Electrical Fairy Tale Founded Upon the Mysteries of Electricity N., which separates it from the North-West Territories; and W. by the line of peaks of the Rocky Mountains range, vhich runs northwesterly, and divides it from British Columbia. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 About five o'clock of an evening in April the Cunarder Caronia, four hours out from Queenstown and buckling down to a night's hard work against the northwesterly gale, shipped a sea. The Bronze Bell De Soto marched on northwesterly until May 8, 1541, when he was somewhere near the site of the present city of Memphis. Introductory American History It lay in a southeasterly and northwesterly direction, and rested upon the summit of a sub-sidiary divide that we had been gradually ascending. The Long Labrador Trail The Bonao road leaves Santo Domingo by way of Duar Avenue and San Carlos and ascends gently in a northwesterly direction through slightly rolling land to the Santa Rosa plain, which it traverses. Santo Domingo A Country with a Future The Muddy, however, despite its name, was a clear stream of slight fall, with a lower valley two miles wide, continuing, upstream, northwesterly for eighteen miles. Mormon Settlement in Arizona A Record of Peaceful Conquest of the Desert She sat down on a bank beneath a birch tree, twisted and tortured out of shape by the northwesterly gales that swept the heath in winter. The Case of Richard Meynell The same evening the Liberators marched twelve miles in a northwesterly direction to Coro. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 31, May, 1860 A creek ran out of its northwesterly end, flowing in that direction. The Long Labrador Trail They nearly all ran in a northwesterly direction. The Leopard Woman Entering the range, we continued in a northwesterly direction up the valley, which here bent to the right. The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources On the 22d of January a strong northwesterly gale began to blow, and the American vessels, according to their custom, at once prepared to take advantage of the heavy weather and run by the blockaders. The Naval War of 1812 Or the History of the United States Navy during the Last War with Great Britain to Which Is Appended an Account of the Battle of New Orleans The road led through the thickest part of Jacamar Wood, in a northwesterly direction. The Mysterious Island A pleasant northwesterly breeze swept the smoke haze from off the town and kissed the blue waters of the land-locked harbor into white-crested wavelets. The Wheel O' Fortune The glover, however, assured him he was amply provided, and departed on his journey in a northwesterly direction. The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day The valley of the stream pursued a northwesterly direction, appearing below to turn sharply to the right, beyond which further view was cut off. The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources We held a northwesterly course until long after dark, when we reached a small inlet that sets in near the mouth of Glacier Bay, on the west side. Travels in Alaska A terrific northwesterly gale was blowing, and the captain had not ventured to put out. Memoirs of Sir Wemyss Reid 1842-1885 I was then eighteen sea miles northwesterly of the Hook of Holland. America's War for Humanity What he termed the Tune Cha Mountains begin in New Mexico and extend northwesterly into Arizona and Utah. The Air Ship Boys : Or, the Quest of the Aztec Treasure Pressing on in a northwesterly direction they passed through a series of deep valleys and gorges where the only water they could find was brackish and bitter, and reached the edge of the California desert. Woman on the American Frontier A Valuable and Authentic History of the Heroism, Adventures, Privations, Captivities, Trials, and Noble Lives and Deaths of the "Pioneer Mothers of the Republic" Meanwhile the Orion ran on under almost bare poles, and in a northwesterly direction. On a Torn-Away World Or, the Captives of the Great Earthquake From Dawson City the Yukon flows in a northwesterly direction toward the International Boundary, and although the camp is scarcely more than fifty miles due east of American territory, by the river it is ninety. The Winds of Chance Another man named Hogan, of whom little is known, rode northwesterly out of Julesburg across the Platte and to Mud Springs, eighty miles. The Story of the Pony Express The wind shifted northwesterly, taking on a searching chill. Alice of Old Vincennes Towards evening we made our way to a point on the northwesterly part of the lakes where a small stream came through a mountain pass, and there went into camp. The Lure of the Labrador Wild From that point it flows in a northwesterly direction, through the sands of the Painted Desert, its banks bearing many and large cottonwood trees. The Grand Canyon of Arizona; how to see it A driving northwesterly storm succeeded, and before the sun was set every vestige of spring had vanished; the lake, the mountains, the village, and the fields being again hidden under one dazzling coat of snow. The Pioneers Here the stream was forded and the rider then followed the course of Lodge Pole Creek in a northwesterly direction to Thirty Mile Ridge. The Story of the Pony Express This led to another tunnel, running in a northwesterly direction for about one hundred feet and ending in a chamber larger than any of the others. Boy Scouts in Mexico; or on Guard with Uncle Sam Towards evening we took a northwesterly course in the canoe in search of the lake's outlet to Michikamau. The Lure of the Labrador Wild Nell and her friends took their seats; the sail was spread; it quickly filled before the northwesterly breeze, and they sped on their way. The Underground City, or, the Child of the Cavern Lastly, beyond and above the plateau, in a northwesterly direction and at a distance of at least seven miles, glittered a white summit which reflected the sun's rays. The Mysterious Island They set out the next morning, and the explorers resumed their toilsome journey, travelling generally in a northwesterly direction and looking for a pass across the Bitter Root Mountains. First Across the Continent The story of the exploring expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1804-5-6 His first impulse was to rush madly northwesterly, as he understood it. Rolf in the Woods From the horizon to the zenith, light vapory clouds hurried through the upper air, driven by a refreshing northwesterly breeze. The Underground City, or, the Child of the Cavern |
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